Seschseschet Scheschti

Seschseschet Scheschti was a princess of the ancient Egyptian 6th dynasty and a daughter of Pharaoh Teti .

Origin and family

Seschseschet was a daughter of Pharaoh Teti, the first ruler of the 6th Dynasty. It was apparently named after Teti's mother, Seschseschet . Teti had at least three royal wives: Iput I , Chuit and a woman whose name is incomplete and was perhaps Chentkaus. It is not known which of these women was the mother of Seschseschet. Numerous siblings or half-siblings of Seschseschets are known: their brothers Userkare and Pepi I , who both ascended the Egyptian throne after Teti's death, as well as several sisters. One of them was called Inti , other sisters also had the name component Seschseschet ( Nebtinubchet Seschseschet , Seschseschet Scheschit , Seschseschet Watetchethor ).

Seschseschet Scheschti was married to the official Schepsipuptah , who among other things acted as overseer of the priests of the Teti pyramid and as head of the treasury .

title

Seschseschet Scheschti bore the title of a beloved natural king's daughter.

tomb

Seschseschet Scheschti was buried in her husband's mastaba near the Teti pyramid in Saqqara .

literature

Michel Baud : Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2 (= Bibliothèque d'Étude. Volume 126/2). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6 , p. 566 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss : Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and PaSeschseschetngs. Volume III: Memphis. Part 2. Saqqara to Dahshur. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1981, p. 518 ( PDF; 33.5 MB ).

Individual evidence

^ Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 566.
^ Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, pp. 579-580.

personal data
SURNAME	Seschseschet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Scheschti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Princess of the ancient Egyptian 6th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	24th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	23rd century BC Chr.

[1] Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 566.

[2] Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, pp. 579-580.